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- 761: Sherlock Holmes
- ... Sherlock Holmes, he had no idea that his creation would become on of the most read and talked about fiction characters ever. Doyle himself did not even think that the Sherlock Holmes stories were good literature, but as he found out, people were not interested in the quality of his writing but rather being entertained by the world's most famous detective. Holmes was created in March 1886 but was not ... s Christmas Annual'. The public was also introduced to Holmes' colleague and biographer, Dr Watson. The Victorian public was fascinated by sensational crime and Holmes himself was described as having an immense knowledge of sensational literature. There was a great popularity in late-Victorian London for dismembering murder victims and distributing them around the town. One particular audacious murderer travelled in horse-drawn cabs with the head of his victim on ...
- 762: Unfoldingone Art
- ... have the powerful music effect that is usually associated with a villanelle. The poem hints at being autobiographical after reading about Elizabeth Bishop's life in the "Lives of the Poets" section of the text- Literature an Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. The personal voice also hints at the poem being autobiographical. Further analysis of the poem and Bishop's life leads to the discovery of confessional poetry. Researching The Microsoft Encarta 96 Encyclopedia tells us that Elizabeth Bishop's works will usually "highlight the sense of strangeness that can underlay ordinary events"("Elizabeth Bishop"). The text (Literature an Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama) makes reference to Bishop's use of metaphor. Elizabeth Bishop refers to losing as an art. The American Heritage Talking Dictionary defines art as a skill that is ...
- 763: Haroun And The Sea Of Stories
- ... Kafkafka" [129]). But even if the reader does not realize this allusion, he or she will understand that the poisoning of the story refers to the modernist tendency of looking for problems and conflict in literature rather than for beauty and harmony. The same point is made by "Blabbermouth", one of the pages of Gup City, in answer to Haroun's question about the reality of his present experience: "'That's ... of Rushdie is Michael Ende with his Neverending Story, which includes an ancient quest hero as well as a Chinese dragon and other creatures of various origins. It is within this tradition of children's literature that Rushdie writes his poetological parable - making use of children's imaginativeness to address both child and adult readers.
- 764: Memoirs Of Frank McCourt¡¦s Childhood
- ... has the attention of the nursing Sisters, a clean bed to himself, regular meals and a proper toilet. During his stay in the hospital, he receives his first introduction to a whole new world of literature through his contact with a fellow-patient and a hospital orderly. Although Frank enjoys his stay at the hospital reading books of poetry and Shakespeare, he is very eager and excited to return to his humble home because there is deep bond of love that holds him to his family. Frank¡¦s introduction to literature exposes him to a whole new horizon of knowledge; his ability to write creatively improves, and this gives him the courage to write a composition in school on ¡§Jesus and the Weather¡¨. This essay is ...
- 765: Famous People With Mental Illnesses
- ... placed in an Asylum or psychiatric hospital for numerous suicide attempts. He attended Princeton for one year, but was expelled. The following year Eugene enrolled at Harved University. O'Neill won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1936, and Pulitzer Prizes for four of his plays: Beyond the Horizon (1920); Anna Christie (1922); Strange Interlude (1928); and Long Day's Journey Into Night (1957). O'Neill is credited with raising American ... Germany in 1810, Robert Schumann stared his musical education on the piano. The son of a bookseller he began to experiment with composition at an early age, and also cultivated a passion for poetry and literature. At sixteen, after the tragic deaths of his sister and father, he entered the University of Leipzig to study law; but this didn't last long, and soon he had left the school to pursue ...
- 766: Rudyard Kipling
- Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling, born in Bombay, India, on December 30, 1865, made a significant contribution to English Literature in various genres including poetry, short story and novel. His birth took place in an affluent family with his father holding the post of Professor of Architectural Sculpture at the Bombay School of Art and ... as a brilliant writer. Over the immediately following years he published some of his best works including his most acclaimed poem "Recessional" and most famed novel "Kim". In 1907 Kipling won the Nobel prize in literature in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterized his writings. Death of both his children, Josephine and John, deeply affected his life. Both ...
- 767: Bioluminescence in Fungi
- ... The light of luminous wood was first noted in the early writings of Aristotle which occurred in 382 B.C.(Johnson and Yata 1966 and Newton 1952) The next mention of luminous wood in the literature occurred in 1667 by Robert Boyle who noticed glowing earth and noted that heat was absent from the light. Many early scientists such as Conrad Gesner, Francis Bacon, and Thomas Bartolin all observed and made ... Latern - Ophalalotus olearius (pictured in figure 4), Panus styticus and Clitocybe illudens. The question of whether bioluminescent mushrooms were all poisonous was raised in the discussions between my laboratory partner and myself. After examining the literature and a mushroom field guide book it was evident that there was no correlation between the edibility of the mushroom and its bioluminescence. Some mushrooms such as Armillaria mellea the Honey mushroom was listed as ...
- 768: Trito-Isaiah
- ... in the outlying villages (Isaiah 61:4). Here the Prophet directed his preaching to the Jews raised in the Exile and now united with the descendants of those who had remained in Palestine. (Life and Literature of the Early Period 3) Trito-Isaiah used the form of writing that included a variety of literary types, such as laments, oracles of promise, and condemnation to convey his messages. He used these forms ... Who’s who in the Bible 169) Works Cited Who’s who in the Bible, Reader’s Digest Association, Inc: New York 1994 The Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible, Abington Press: Nashville 1962 “Life and Literature of the Early Period” www.freethinkers.org/library/modern/gerald_larve/ot11/chap24.html. Internet Explorer. 11 March 1999
- 769: The Holy Bible and Its History
- ... inspiration of God. Old Testament The Pentateuch (the Law) Geneses, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy Historical Writings Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. Wisdom Literature (Poetry) Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon. The Major Prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Lamentations, Daniel. The Minor Prophets Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi. The Septuagint (Greek translation ... Freer Gospels". Fifth century manuscript containing all four Gospels. This document is now located in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.. Before the fifteenth century when Gutenberg invented the printing press, all copies of literature were made by hand, thus called manuscript. We now have over 6,000 manuscript copies of the Greek New Testament or portions. Today, our New Testament textual scholars have a great advantage over the classical ...
- 770: The Theme Of Genocide In Night
- ... such as Germany, and was systematically carried through with the collaboration of the German government, industries, and train systems. Many holocaust victims documented their horrific experiences. A few turned their accounts of the holocaust into literature. Ann Frank wrote a published diary about the holocaust. Ellie Wiesel wrote a book called Night, based on his experiences of the Holocaust. Ellie Wiesel, the author of Night, writes a highly graphic and realistic ... dead Jews, I thought of what Ellie had to see all the time. Much of the research I have done on the holocaust ties in factually with Night, making it a very believable piece of literature. When will the next genocide occur? Probably soon. There will probably be a couple in this next century. Judging by the 20th century's four large genocides, who's to say this trend will let ...
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